Worship Guide for Sept. 24

Friday

Sep 23, 2011 at 12:01 AMSep 23, 2011 at 11:21 PM

A listing of local services, revivals, homecomings, singings and miscellaneous church-related activities for the area.

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• Wills Creek Center Building — 6 p.m. Sunday, the fourth Sunday night program of the Wills Creek District Association will be held. The program is sponsored by the Women’s Department, and an all-women’s chorus will have a concert.• Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, 950 Forrest Ave. — 3 p.m. Sunday, the church, in conjunction with the Helping Hand Organization, will have a benefit program for Ida Mays.• Gallant First Baptist Church — 6 p.m. Sept. 28 and Oct. 2, the Children’s Choir/Drama Department will present “Down By The Creek Bank.” A special donation will be taken with proceeds to benefit Shelters for Souls, a project by the Gallant community to build a home for a Shoal Creek family displaced by the April tornadoes.• New Life Baptist Church, 1104 S. 12th St., Gadsden — 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Family and Friends Day will be celebrated, with the Fishermen Quartet singing. Lunch will be served.• East Gadsden United Methodist Church, 201 S. Eighth St. — 9:30 a.m. beginning Wednesday and continuing through Nov. 30, the Rev. Alton Parris’ Wednesday morning Bible study/prayer group will begin its fall session of 10 weeks. Each session is one hour, interdenominational and open to all ages.• North Gadsden F.C.M. Church, U.S. Highway 411 and Vanderbilt Road — 5 p.m. Sunday, Jerryn and Cameron Migliore, Third Generation, will be in concert.• Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Sand Valley Road, Oneonta — 3 p.m. Sunday, the 118th church anniversary will be celebrated. Guest church will be Cornerstone Baptist Church, Gadsden, with Pastor Eugene Herron as the speaker.• Bride of Christ Worship Center, 416 Sixth Ave. S.W., Attalla — 11 a.m. Oct. 2, celebrating the first church anniversary, with the Rev. Roderick Thomas as special guest, and 3 p.m., Apostle Maurice Wright, United Christian Church, as the special guest.• New Canaan Baptist Church, 1201 Stroud Ave., East Gadsden — 5 p.m. Sunday, guest pastors and churches will be the Rev. Grady E. Robinson Jr., Mission Baptist Church, Gadsden; the Rev. Zachary A. Huff, Morning Star Baptist Church, Attalla; the Rev. Kevin Rigsby Sr., True Believers, Gadsden; Bishop Tonya Latham, New Life, Gadsden; the Rev. Van Smith, New Destiny, Gadsden.• Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 514 Shorter Ave., Attalla — 3 p.m. Oct. 2, the 106th church anniversary. Guest church will be Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Turkeytown, with the Rev. Melvin Guyton, pastor.• Hatcher Avenue Baptist Church, 1311 Hatcher Ave. S.E., Jacksonville — 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Pastor Appreciation Day for Pastor Larry Gardner, and deacon and teacher appreciation will be held. • Shiloh Baptist Church, 1037 Tuscaloosa Ave. — 11 a.m. Sunday, the retiring minister of music, Johnny H. Flenoir, will be honored for 46 years of dedicated service.• Victory Baptist Church, Gadsden — 8 a.m. today, the Wills Creek District Laymen will have its breakfast/fellowship.• Wills Creek Center Building — 10 a.m. today, the Wills Creek District Deacons wives will have their program.

• Noccalula Church of God, 1209 Noccalula Road, Gadsden — 10:45 a.m. Sunday, featuring Evangelist Seth Stone and musical guest Back Home. Lunch will be at noon, then music from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.• Siberton Baptist Church, Attalla — 10:30 a.m. Oct. 2, Chip Smith, ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­LeaderCare Associate from the Alabama State Board of Missions, will be the guest speaker. Special music will be by the Debonaires. Lunch will be served, followed by an afternoon song service with Mercy’s Gift, as well as special music by many current and former members.• North Highland Baptist Church, 115 Princeton Ave. — 10 a.m. Sunday, the Rev. Steve Burgess is the speaker with special singing and lunch.• Safe Harbor Church of God, 1439 W. Grand Ave., Alabama Highway 77 — 10 a.m. Sunday, with the Rev. Stan Holder, state evangelism director for the Church of God, as guest speaker. The Maharry family will sing at 1:30 p.m.• Parkway Community Church, 221 Parkway Place — 11 a.m. Oct. 2, the 73rd homecoming will be celebrated. Special music will be provided by Doris Day, local soloist. Lunch will be served following the service.• Macedonia Baptist Church — 4 p.m. Sunday, the 99th homecoming and church anniversary will be celebrated. Guest church will be Bride of Christ Worship Center with the Rev. Reginald Huff as pastor.

• St. John C.M.E. Church, 825 Avenue C — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 1, a health fair will be held. There will be an outdoor gospel concert featuring recording artists, The Dynamic Sons and more. The Negro-League’s Birmingham black Barons will have an autograph signing. There will be free food and drinks. • The Way of the Cross Ministries, 101 N. 24th St., Gadsden, is in desperate need for tennis shoes (new or used, all sizes) and coats (new or used, all sizes). Donations may be delivered to Rainbow Presbyterian Church, 3220 Rainbow Drive, Rainbow City, or to the Way of the Cross. For more information, call the church office at 256-442-3440.• New Beginning Youth will have a car wash fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Advance Auto Parts, Canterberry Station, Meighan Boulevard. Donations only.

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